The MT Alternative Podcast:Memory Lane FM
The MT Alternative Podcast is where music nostalgia meets sarcasm, humor, and the occasional political rant. Mike and Tom revisit the past, argue about the present, and never take themselves too seriously.
Episodes
74 episodes
Who Sang It First? Cover Songs, Classic Rock & 80s Memories | Memory Lane FM
Old songs don’t stay in the past, they follow you around. We’re back on the porch with a stack of throwbacks and zero patience for “perfect” radio polish, trading tracks that still hit hard the moment the first line lands. We start with some qu...
Every Song Has a Story | Music Memories, Nostalgia & Surprise Picks | Memory Lane FM
Memory Lane FM | Classic Rock, '80s Hits & the Songs That Take You Back
One second you’re hearing a familiar intro riff, and the next you’re back in a specific year, a specific room, and a specific version of yourself. That’s the whole point of Memory Lane FM, and this week we lean all the way into it with surprise...
The Songs That Shaped Us: Bay City Rollers, KISS, Thin Lizzy & More
A bird is showing off outside, the porch is perfect, and we are done pretending we do not miss the way music used to feel. We shift our show into a new rhythm: we pick songs we love, we hit play, and we tell you exactly why each track matters. ...
The Eagles, Nostalgia, Pets, Headlines & Real-Life Porch Talk / Memory Lane FM
We kick back on a rainy porch and let the conversation wander from work and headlines to the band that soundtracked a lot of our lives: The Eagles. Along the way, we trade stories about farm days, party nights, pets, neighbors, and why music no...
KISS on the Porch: From Face Paint to First Shows
We kick things off on the porch with real-life updates, then slide into the memories that made us KISS fans for life. The conversation turns into a track-and-tour time machine, with a final detour into a hard-earned safety lesson after a scary ...
Porch Banter and Dr. Hook Spotlight
Gas jumps. War headlines get louder. Work is a mess because the crew is short. And somehow, on a quiet porch, we still find time to laugh about a bird trying to join the show. That is the vibe today: real life first, big news second, and a musi...
Porch Time, Rough Headlines, and Falling Down a Rock Rabbit Hole
We hang out on the porch and let the week unfold, from overtime stress and rough headlines to a music rabbit hole that brings the 80s back with a modern edge. Along the way we laugh at band names, call out overplayed songs, and end with a food ...
“Misheard Lyrics, Porch Talk, and Music That Still Hits”
If you’ve ever confidently belted out a lyric only to find out you were wildly wrong, you’ll feel seen here. We’re back on the porch with wind, neighbors, and the kind of unfiltered catch-up that starts with work, dehydration, and the small vic...
From Porch Chairs to World Affairs
World news is heavy, and sometimes the only honest way to talk about it is from a front porch with a friend and zero pretending. We kick things off with what’s happening around Iran, the fear of escalation, the anger over violence against prote...
Porch Time
A coworker leaves after years and suddenly the day feels off, even if the work still gets done. That’s where our porch talk starts: the “missing piece” feeling, the way crews change, and how you can be happy for someone’s next move while still ...
Two Friends Tackle Hypocrisy, Football Heartbreak, Sesame Street Lore, And Snack Oddities
The score said blowout, but it felt like a slow bleed. We kick off with a Super Bowl that hinged on field position, a pick six, and a defense doing the heavy lifting while the offense vanished—then admit the most compelling football might have ...
From Snowed-In Shenanigans To Playoff Hot Takes
Snow piles up, the studio sits quiet, and we refuse to miss a week. We hit record across a phone line and dive straight into the heart of winter life: a weekend of football that swung from gripping to grueling, a city wrapped in powder, and the...
Country Metal, Football Nerves, And Voicemails
You know that moment when a new sound hits and your brain says, “Wait, why hasn’t this existed forever?” That was us discovering country metal. We stumbled into Cody Parks and The Dirty South and found a blend that keeps country’s storytelling ...
Season Three, Porch Rain, Fresh Chaos
The rain is steady, the porch is alive, and season three kicks off with our favorite kind of chaos: honest laughs, sharp pivots, and a plan to make this the most personal run yet. We start with football—bye weeks, “easy” schedules, and the odd ...
We Race Through The Final Three Years Of The Eighties And Admit We Still Can’t Remember What Happened When
Three years. Zero restraint. We dive headfirst into 1987, 1988, and 1989—the final rumble of the Eighties—where U2, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Guns N’ Roses, Madonna, and N.W.A battled for airtime while movies like Die Hard, Batman, and ...
Holiday Chaos, Cozy Laughs
Holiday cheer meets porch-chaos honesty as we light up the season with sunshine, BBQ talk, and the kind of tangents only two old friends can justify. We kick off with Rupert’s wry preamble, then slide straight into football plans, the fallout f...
Pip And Squeak Hijack The Holidays With Zero Planning And Maximum Mischief
What happens when two holiday agents of chaos barricade a studio and decide to host their own “festive special”? We crank the mics, ditch the plan, and turn December into a glittering avalanche of bits, banter, and questionable wisdom. It’s a r...
Two Hosts Walk Into 1986 And Immediately Get Distracted
Step into 1986, where the radio blasted arena anthems, the movies minted icons, and neon felt like a state of mind. We rewind the year with a blend of laughs and real talk: the rock that ruled car stereos, the pop and R&B that defined slow ...
Two Friends Try To Explain 1985 Without Getting Distracted By Dogs Or Football
Cue the tape deck and roll down the windows—we’re time-traveling to 1985, when MTV crowned songs with visuals, stadium choruses rattled bleachers, and one year managed to pack in more pop culture whiplash than most decades. We kick off with the...
"1984: One Year, Two Clueless Hosts"
The porch is open, the speakers are warm, and 1984 rolls in like a storm you’re happy to stand under. We dive straight into the music that defined a generation and argue the big stuff with a grin: can someone be country’s “king” without writing...
Two Friends Rewind To 1983 And Connect The Dots Between MTV, Blockbusters, And Sports Legends
Neon lights. Big hair. Bigger hooks. We crank the dial back to 1983 and trace how a single year rewired music, movies, TV, sports, and even what we wore on our wrists. From Michael Jackson’s chart dominance and Madonna’s arrival to Prince’s sle...